diff --git a/lslopt/lslparse.py b/lslopt/lslparse.py
index 0a9422f..2c6c2be 100644
--- a/lslopt/lslparse.py
+++ b/lslopt/lslparse.py
@@ -525,6 +525,18 @@ class parser(object):
                 if c == '/':
                     if self.script[self.pos:self.pos+1] == '/':
                         self.pos += 1
+                        if self.enable_inline and self.script.startswith(
+                           'pragma inline', self.pos
+                           ) and not isalphanum_(self.script[self.pos + 13:
+                                                 self.pos + 14]
+                           ):
+                            self.pos += 12  # len('pragma inline') - 1
+                            while self.script[self.pos] != '\n':
+                                self.pos += 1
+                                # Check for normal EOF. Note: 'inline' is not
+                                # inserted if the file ends before a newline.
+                                self.ceof()
+                            return ('IDENT', 'inline')
                         self.ceof()
                         while self.script[self.pos] != '\n':
                             self.pos += 1
@@ -537,6 +549,10 @@ class parser(object):
 
                     elif self.script[self.pos:self.pos+1] == '*':
                         self.pos += 2
+                        if self.enable_inline and self.script.startswith(
+                                'pragma inline*/', self.pos-1):
+                            self.pos += 14  # len('pragma inline*/') - 1
+                            return ('IDENT', 'inline')
                         while self.script[self.pos-1:self.pos+1] != '*/':
                             self.pos += 1
                             self.ueof()  # An unterminated multiline comment *is* unexpected EOF.
diff --git a/unit_tests/coverage.suite/inline-1.lsl b/unit_tests/coverage.suite/inline-1.lsl
index c4f8977..947cc8a 100644
--- a/unit_tests/coverage.suite/inline-1.lsl
+++ b/unit_tests/coverage.suite/inline-1.lsl
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ f1() inline
     llOwnerSay("f1");
 }
 
-f2(integer f2param) inline
+f2(integer f2param) /*pragma inline*/
 {
     llOwnerSay("f2:" + (string)f2param);
 }
 
-vector f3(integer f3p1, string f3p2) inline
+vector f3(integer f3p1, string f3p2) //pragma inline
 {
     f2(f3p1);
     integer f3p1; // test shading the parameter